The Effective Bystander

Overview

As bystanders in our everyday and working lives, we all have a responsibility to take action when we witness bullying, harassment and other inappropriate behaviour. Bystander interventions can take a number of different forms that range from directly confronting the perpetrator about their behaviour to using distraction or interruption and offering support to those on the receiving end. Combining dramatised scenarios and psychological insights, 'the effective bystander' looks at some useful bystander intervention strategies and sets out when it might be appropriate and constructive to use them.

Objectives

In this course you will learn:

• Why it's important for bystanders to take action when they witness inappropriate behaviour
• Some common obstacles to effective intervention
• Key intervention strategies and when to use them